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Again, tally ho!

Once again, it's tally ho time. Time for an approximate yearly reckoning of the Michigan Smith-ka-teers' cinematic absorption.

As I suspected in last year's write-up, we didn't watch quite as many movies this "year" (7/25/9 through 7/30/10). We did watch more than I expected.

Last year's tally was 75 full (and 2 partial). This year's tally is "only" 71 full (but 7 partial). Probably 10-15 more than I expected. The movies were watched for the Smithee years 2013-2015 (Smithees 22-24), although there are a few good "floaters" -- movies which can be moved forward or back to fill holes, if need be. Troll 2 was one of these. It was originally slated to be in this year's batch (along with Exterminator City and Catman in Boxer's Blow), but we floated it up to a year with sparser Worst Picture contenders (from the Mich-kateers). I think we have good Worst Picture contenders for 2011, 2014, and 2015 ... but iffy ones for 2012 and 2013. Anyway, this sort of rumination is why The Human Tornado or Barbarian might float forward.

Again, I'll do a monthly breakdown. I'm not going to post up the partials here (except to note them in the count) ... instead I will deal with them in a separate post.

2020: Texas GladiatorsAmazon JailAmsterdamnedAttack of the Crab MonstersBMX Bandits Bad Cop II BarbarianBeware! Children at PlayBlood RayneBlood TheaterBride of the GorillaCat-women of the MoonChallenge of the TigerChesty Anderson, US NavyCodename: Kyril Colossus and the Amazon QueenCrazedCurse of the Cannibal ConfederatesCurse of the Living DeadCybernatorThe Dead Next Door Death Rides a HorseDeep in the WoodsDemonicusThe Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules Devil's DynamiteDracula's Great LoveEnter ... Zombie KingEye of the BeastEye of the StrangerThe Fall of the Louse of UsherFinal ExaminationFlesh FeastFlight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a PlaneFor Your Height OnlyGhidrah the Three-Headed MonsterThe Girl From Rio GrimThe Hanged Man Hercules Against the Moon MenHillside CannibalsThe Hillz The Human Tornado Hyper Sonic Ice CrawlersThe Incredible Petrified World Jolly Rogers: Massacre at Cutter's CoveThe Killing of Satan Kiss of the VampireKongaThe Legend of God's Gun Maneater of HydraMeltdownMenace from Outer SpaceMessiah of Evil The Mighty Gorga Mission 2+5 HydraMoon of the WolfMosquito ManNarcosysThe New Barbarians Ninja Phantom HeroesOasis of the ZombiesRed Surf ReptilianRock'n'Roll NightmareThe Sandman The Snow Creature They Saved Hitler's BrainVulgarZombie 3

Not all of these turned out to be good Smithee movies, of course, but all were watched with the Smithees in mind, and that's why they fetched up here.